| Olds 455 [message #2815 is a reply to message #2813] |
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Wayne Parham
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Registered: January 2001
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Olds 455
Look familiar?
If you look back, mounted on the firewall, you'll see a TO-3 transistor in a little aluminum box. That's fired by points. 
The engine is fed through a dual-plane intake with a Holley 830CFM annular discharge carburettor breathing through aluminum heads. Roller lifters ride on a 276 degree, 0.505" lift Comp cam. The exhaust is plumbed with ceramic coated Hooker Headers. Pretty good street performance but not the best on economy.
1983 Olds Cutlass
I always liked the looks of this model car. I like the older ones too, they're true classics. But this one is pretty special to me.
B&M transmission. Ford nine inch rear end with Moser Engineering axles and limited slip differential. Sway bars, front and rear, with large stiff springs and Bilstein shocks. Wilwood disc brakes on all four 16" Centerline wheels. All the good go fast stuff along with electric seats and windows, all the creature comforts I want. And no OnStar or other Big Brother contraptions anywhere.
No cell phones, no dash computer, no DVD player, no BS. Just 500HP and a cassette player. Wouldn't want it any other way.
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